[upbeat clapping and singing]
[Intro] (Drums + Claps + Organ Hit)
Choir (Call):
Oh-oh! Yeah!
Choir (Response):
We alive! We alive!
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[Verse 1] (Lead Vocal)
Sunrise breaking, feel it in my soul
Every step I take, I’m losing control
Joy keeps moving like a river wide
Got that light shining deep inside
I feel it in my soul !
Hands up, I don’t need no proof
Love showed up and it showed me truth
Every breath feels heaven-sent
I know why I’m standing here again
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[Pre-Chorus] (Lead + Choir Pads)
If you feel it, let it out
No fear, no doubt
This joy don’t need no name
It’s calling you the same
It’s calling you the saaaame
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[Chorus] (Lead + FULL GOSPEL CHOIR)
Lead:
These are golden days, lift your voice and say
Choir (Big):
Golden days!
Lead:
We’re alive, we’re alive today
Choir:
Golden days!
Lead:
Hold on tight, don’t let go
Choir:
Don’t let go!
Golden days!
All:
This love raised my soul
Golden days, testify
This joy won’t let me hide
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[Post-Chorus] (Choir Chant / Bounce)
Choir:
Clap your hands!
Move your feet!
This joy got a holy beat!
Golden days!
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[Verse 2] (Lead + Background Choir “yeahs”)
Every trial couldn’t break my praise
Still smiling in the middle of the rain
What I lost don’t define my name
I’m walking proof that love remains
Turn it up, let the walls hear sound
Faith get loud when the beat come down
If you breathing, you belong
Come on in, sing this song
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[Chorus] (Bigger, More Energy)
Lead:
These are golden days, lift your voice and say
Choir:
Golden days!
Lead:
We’re alive, we’re alive today
Choir:
We alive!
Golden days!
Lead:
Hold on tight, don’t let go
Don’t let go!
All:
This love raised my soul
Golden days, testify
This joy won’t let me hide
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[Praise Break / Bridge] (Choir-Led, Church Energy)
Choir (Call & Response):
I got joy!
(You got joy!)
I got peace!
(You got peace!)
I got love!
(You got love!)
All:
And it won’t let me go!
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[Final Chorus] (Open Vamp – Repeat as Needed)
Lead + Choir:
Golden days, we alive
Love showed up right on time
Hands up high, testify
This joy saved my life
Choir (Ad-libs):
Amen!
Hallelujah!
We made it!
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[Outro] (Choir Fade with Organ)
Choir:
Ooooh… golden days…
Amen… amen…
